Book Description
for The Drummer Boy of Vicksburg by G. Clifton Wisler
From the Publisher
Orion Howe was a 14-year-old drummer boy from Illinois who received the Medal of Honor for braving enemy fire during a battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Civil War. Wisler has taken the facts about Howe's life and worked them into a moving story that explores the timeless theme of boys going to war.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.